Catching up with the global phenomenon in New York, Clive Paget discovers how those bold interpretations get developed and learns a few of the things that have made an older and wiser Lang Lang into a more rounded artist.

Does hip-hop US history musical live up to the hype? And then some.

As she ticks off another decade, the great German mezzo Brigitte Fassbaender talks to Clive Paget about her continuing legacy.

For the ex-pat guitarist, it's a case of Boyd meets girl, has baby, founds concert series and tours Australia.

Gounod’s last stand – premiere recording pays tribute to a master.

New kid on the block makes a soul-ravishing debut.

How a jar or two with Wagner led to the befuddled dedication of the Third Symphony.

The Utah Symphony's Music Director is a fan of the prodigious yet underrated French polymath.

Why do some still believe the Polish pianist bedded one of Paris’s most notorious sirens?

Where did the Requiem come from and why have so many composers been fascinated with death? We explore the evolution of the Mass for the Dead, and looks at the five big ones to die for.

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra's Chief Conductor tells us about recording the orchestra's new Westlake and Reich disc, Limelight's Recording of the Month in May.

The Australian Ballet shines in work old and new, plus a sassy Mao-inspired world premiere.